Eggs get the healthy heart tick

An Australian public relations campaign, announcing that eggs have
received the National Heart Foundation tick of approval as a heart-healthy food,
has won a gold award at the Public Relations Institute of Australia (PRIA) NSW
State Awards for Excellence.

For years the humble egg has suffered under the common public belief that
eating eggs will raise cholesterol levels and, therefore, increase the risk of
heart attack.

The 'Tick for Eggs' campaign, whose strategy was based on strong scientific
evidence, included education for healthcare professionals, a national public
awareness campaign, an issues management plan and internal communications to
Australian egg farmers. It even involved breaking a Guinness World Record for
balancing the most raw eggs (439 of them) on end at one time.

National consumer research following the campaign showed a 25% improvement in
attitudes towards eggs and cholesterol, an 11% improvement in understanding the
relationship between eggs and fat, and a total of 38% of Australians had heard
of eggs gaining the NHF Tick.